Bu (Zaranda)
Bu (Zaranda) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.
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Geji (Gezawa) is a minor West Chadic dialect cluster of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The three varieties are Buu, Gyaazi and Mәgang (Mugan). The latter two are quite similar.
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Words in Bu (Zaranda)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | Sin* | |
| eye | dwad3n* | |
| ear | gabi* | |
| nose | iCin* | |
| tooth | Sin* | |
| tongue | l3ga* | |
| hand | to* | |
| blood | hula* | |
| bone | isi* | |
| skin | mbati* | |
| knee | gahul3n* | |
| breast | ni* | |
| liver | hanta* | |
| water | mal* | |
| fire | utu* | |
| sun | Cin* | |
| star | CaLyel* | |
| stone | eg3N* | |
| mountain | gaL* | |
| tree | p3ti* | |
| leaf | dwa* | |
| night | gasi* | |
| dog | kadi* | |
| fish | kwesi* | |
| louse | kwarkwata* | |
| one | n3m* | |
| two | lop* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | ki* | |
| we | mi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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